924.01 Regulations generally.
924.02 Administrator.
924.03 Charges, rates generally.
924.04 Storm water tap permit.
924.05 Storm sewer charges.
924.06 Surcharge for late payment.
924.07 Illicit discharge and connection stormwater.
CROSS REFERENCES
Storm drains, conductors and leaders - see OAC 4101:2-51-69
Pursuant to the general laws of the State and the powers granted in the City Charter, Council does hereby declare its intention to operate and maintain within the City limits, open drainage ways, underground storm sewers, equipment and appurtenances necessary, useful or convenient for a complete storm drainage system. It also includes maintenance, extension and reconstruction of the present storm drainage system of the City; to minimize by suitable means such system's contribution to flooding; and to seek the cooperation of other neighboring jurisdictions in minimizing the contribution of all such systems, and other sources of accelerated run-off to such flooding.
(a) The improvement of both public and private storm drainage facilities through or immediately adjacent to a new development shall remain the responsibility of the developer. Such improvement shall comply with the policies and standards outlined in the City's Subdivision Regulations.
(b) No portion of this chapter or any statement herein or subsequent Council interpretation policies shall relieve the property owner of assessments levied against their property for public facility improvement projects except as otherwise stated herein.
(c) It is the policy of the City to participate in improvement to storm drainage facilities when authorized by Council. To be considered for approval by Council, a facility must:
(1) Be either a new public facility or be a rehabilitation replacement of existing public facilities; or
(2) Be a major benefit to the Community.
(d) The City shall maintain all public storm drainage facilities located within City-owned land, public rights of way, and public easements. Public facilities include but are not limited to:
(1) Open drainageways owned by the City or where the City has public drainage easements;
(2) A piped drainage system and its related appurtenances which has been designed and constructed expressly for use by the general public;
(3) Bridges on public streets;
(4) Roadside drainage ditches within the public right of way along unimproved streets;
(5) Flood control facilities such as levees, dikes, overflow channels, retention basins, groundwater recharging basins, etc., that have been designed and constructed expressly for use by the general public.
(e) Facilities not qualifying as public facilities include but are not limited to:
(1) Private parking lot storm drains;
(2) Roof, footing and area drains;
(3) Drains not designed and constructed for use by the general public;
(4) Open drainage swales, retention/detention basins, or ditches on private property for which no public easement of record has been granted;
(5) Access drive culverts (Chapter 901 of the Codified Ordinances of the City).
(Ord. 1992-38. Passed 9-15-92.)
The Director of Public Services shall be the ex-officio administrator of the City's storm drainage utility and shall be authorized to develop and adopt policies, standards and financial incentives to promote, regulate and administer the City's storm drainage utility.
(Ord. 1992-38. Passed 9-15-92.)
(a) There is hereby levied and imposed upon all premises which use the storm drainage system within the City, just and equitable charges for storm drainage service or subsequent service, maintenance, operation and extension, and to establish a storm drainage fund for the foregoing purposes.
(b) Such charges shall be collected with the quarterly water bill of water users billed with sanitary sewer for those connected to sewer alone or billed alone a storm drainage charge for those users not connected to and/or not charged for City water and/or sanitary sewer.
(c) Such charges shall be paid quarterly by those liable therefor and placed in a storm drainage fund into which all such charges so collected shall be deposited and kept as a fund to be used only for the purposes stated herein.
(d) Council finds that property is furnished service in proportion to the amount of the property's impervious surface. The basic unit of service is 3,050 square feet of impervious surface applicable to all conventionally developed residential properties in single-family residential zoning districts. Sixty percent (60%) of one basic service unit is the equivalent service unit for multi-family residential and nonresidential zoning districts. All other property shall be furnished service equivalent to multiples of basic service units of 3,050 square feet of impervious surface as calculated for individual properties by the City Engineer.
(e) Rates shall be maintained and set by action of Council. In no year shall the operating funds of the drainage utility show a loss.
(f) The owner of any property subject to a charge provided herein shall pay the same when due to the City. If any charges due hereunder are not paid when due, the Director of Finance shall collect them by actions at law in the name of the City.
(Ord. 1992-38. Passed 9-15-92.)
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